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Damian Nicholson at his console … “gaming for good” (Photo: Supplied)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

December 15, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Kingaroy gamer – and IT expert – has raised almost $5000 for various charities this year through his online community.<\/p>\n

Damian Nicholson, whose gamertag is SparhawkGames, has raised the funds while streaming video games on his Twitch channel.<\/p>\n

He organises fundraising campaigns via Tiltify which links gamers with various charities.<\/p>\n

Damian’s main games are Realm Royale, Among Us and Rogue Company.<\/p>\n

The charities he has been supporting include the Starlight Children’s Foundation and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), however it was a local fundraising cause which started him off.<\/p>\n

Kingaroy teacher Sandy Walker had been raising funds to support the Benevolent Hope Academy in Kenya, and Damien joined in, helping to raise funds for a kitchen at the school.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Earlier this year, Damian ran a promotion raising funds for Starlight, promoted among the local gaming community.<\/p>\n

And recently he ran a trivia night, “Treevia Thursday”, which was an official part of a WWF campaign to “Keep Koalas Climbing”.<\/p>\n

Damian says he is passionate about building a strong, compassionate and caring gaming community that “games for good”.<\/p>\n

“I plan to do more of this in 2021,” he said.<\/p>\n